The NCHSAA football playoffs opened with a full slate of first-round games across all eight classifications, and while most higher seeds advanced as expected, several double-digit seeds scored notable upsets, a reminder that this year’s brackets are built strictly off RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) rather than win–loss records or conference standings.
1A East: Washington County 12, North Edgecombe 26
1A East: Hobgood Charter 44, Weldon 14
1A East: Sallie B. Howard 49, Columbia 0
1A West: Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy 30, Chatham Central 12
1A West: Rosman 38, Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy 28
1A West: College Prep & Leadership Academy 34, Andrews 42
2A East: Northampton County 50, Lejeune 7
2A East: Northwest Halifax 26, Union 28
2A East: Southside 52, Pamlico County 28
2A East: American Leadership Academy - Johnston 26, Rosewood 52
2A East: Camden County 33, West Columbus 30
2A West: North Rowan 55, Avery County 10
2A West: Hayesville 41, Highland Tech 6
2A West: Mountain Island Charter 40, Elkin 7
2A West: Cherryville 55, South Stokes 12
2A West: Albemarle 21, Cherokee 15
3A East: Ayden - Grifton 48, South Lenoir 20
3A East: South Columbus 38, West Bladen 0
3A East: Princeton 54, Beddingfield 18
3A East: Wake Prep Academy 37, Bartlett Yancey 0
3A East: Farmville Central 56, Heide Trask 28
3A East: Kinston 53, North Moore 7
3A East: Hertford County 26, Northwood 14
3A East: Wallace-Rose Hill 37, Greene Central 36
3A West: Hendersonville 50, East Davidson 0
3A West: Shelby 70, McMichael 14
3A West: West Wilkes 14, Wheatmore 21
3A West: West Davidson 28, Madison 13
3A West: East Surry 35, Polk County 15
3A West: Owen 14, Union Academy 24
3A West: Thomasville 14, Chase 7
3A West: West Lincoln 42, North Wilkes 13
4A East: Eastern Wayne 21, Anson 14
4A East: Clinton 28, Ledford 20
4A East: SouthWest Edgecombe 50, Southwest Onslow 0
4A East: North Pitt 44, Cummings 7
4A East: Carver 16, Morehead 14
4A East: North Johnston 42, Washington 35
4A East: Nash Central 12, Roanoke Rapids 14
4A East: Red Springs 37, Jordan-Matthews 12
4A West: Lexington Senior 22, West Stanly 24
4A West: Bandys 71, South Rowan 14
4A West: North Surry 40, Salisbury 26
4A West: Tuscola 13, East Burke 6
4A West: West Iredell 45, Ashe County 0
4A West: Lake Norman Charter 19, Foard 21
4A West: R-S Central 48, Wilkes Central 6
4A West: West Stokes 39, Forbush 3
5A East: Southeast Alamance 42, Orange 0
5A East: Western Alamance 12, South Granville 20
5A East: West Carteret 35, C.B. Aycock 21
5A East: Havelock 47, Richlands 0
5A East: South Brunswick 28, Seaforth 29
5A East: J.F. Webb 56, Person 68
5A East: Rockingham County 50, Dixon 58
5A East: Eastern Alamance 35, Fike 0
5A West: West Rowan 41, Southern Guilford 23
5A West: Oak Grove 30, North Lincoln 8
5A West: Forest Hills 40, Smoky Mountain 28
5A West: West Henderson 42, East Rowan 7
5A West: Concord 29, Forestview 28
5A West: Carson 7, Montgomery Central 30
5A West: North Davidson 46, North Henderson 8
5A West: Erwin 49, Huss 21
6A East: Terry Sanford 49, E.E. Smith 20
6A East: South Johnston 47, Vance County 7
6A East: J.H. Rose 47, Triton 10
6A East: Franklinton 28, Gray's Creek 6
6A East: Lee County 21, Westover 20
6A East: West Brunswick 35, West Johnston 6
6A East: Eastern Guilford 22, White Oak 32
6A East: Harnett Central 40, South View 37
6A West: A.C. Reynolds 56, South Caldwell 0
6A West: Kings Mountain 28, Ben L. Smith 14
6A West: Dudley 35, Glenn 14
6A West: Olympic 35, Ragsdale 0
6A West: Southeast Guilford 10, Central Cabarrus 38
6A West: Statesville 28, Alexander Central 3
6A West: Asheville 42, Western Guilford 7
6A West: St. Stephens 24, Mount Tabor 23
7A East: Cary 13, Ashley 14
7A East: New Bern 50, Overhills 0
7A East: Southern Durham 6, Sanderson 41
7A East: Wake Forest 59, North Brunswick 28
7A East: New Hanover 28, Heritage 14
7A East: South Central 14, South Garner 62
7A East: Fuquay-Varina 29, Holly Springs 7
7A East: SSEAS 61, Lumberton 15
7A West: Davie County 19, West Mecklenburg 0
7A West: East Forsyth 63, Purnell Swett 0
7A West: Porter Ridge 26, Cuthbertson 16
7A West: A.L. Brown 34, South Iredell 27
7A West: Butler 42, Hopewell 28
7A West: Page 68, McDowell 0
7A West: Marvin Ridge 52, Chapel Hill 13
7A West: West Cabarrus 28, R.J. Reynolds 27
8A East: Rolesville 49, Green Hope 0
8A East: Leesville Road 49, Broughton 12
8A East: Panther Creek 27, Enloe 14
8A East: Laney 12, Willow Spring 31
8A West: West Forsyth 43, Northwest Guilford 7
8A West: Pinecrest 31, Chambers 32
8A West: Providence 14, Ardrey Kell 7
8A West: South Mecklenburg 32, Palisades 35
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